Japanese OEMs produce 4.3M vehicles, up 14.9% globally in Jan.-Feb. 2012 YoY
Japanese production declined 12.8% in 2011 to 8.4M while the ratio of Asian production expands
2012/04/18
- Summary
- Japanese production: decreases by 12.8% to 8.397 million units in 2011
- Overseas production: production in Asia accounts for as much as 57.6%
- Export from Japan: declines by 7.8% to 4.5 million units due to the Quake and appreciation of the yen
- Passenger car manufacturers: produce total of 4.252 million units, up by 14.9%, in January-February 2012
Summary
Japanese OEMs produced a total of 21.427 million vehicles worldwide in 2011, down by 6.1% over the previous year. Of the 2011 total, production in Japan, which suffered significantly from the Great East Japan Earthquake, fell by 12.8% over the previous year to 8.397 million units. Overseas production fell by 1.1% over the previous year to 13.03 million units; the percentage of production in Asia has been increasing. Exports from Japan were down by 7.8% over the previous year to 4.464 million units, affected by the appreciation of the yen.
Between January and February 2012, the eight Japanese passenger car manufacturers produced a total of 4.252 million units globally, up significantly by 14.9% year-on-year.
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Production, sales in Japan, and export from Japan by Japanese OEMs |
| (units) |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese production | 10,797,992 | 11,482,123 | 11,593,857 | 11,573,165 | 7,933,512 | 9,627,407 | 8,396,520 |
| Overseas production | 10,606,157 | 10,972,243 | 11,859,761 | 11,651,554 | 10,117,520 | 13,181,462 | 13,030,216 |
| Global Production | 21,404,149 | 22,454,366 | 23,453,618 | 23,224,719 | 18,051,032 | 22,808,869 | 21,426,736 |
| Sales in Japan | 5,852,067 | 5,739,506 | 5,353,648 | 5,082,235 | 4,609,256 | 4,956,136 | 4,210,219 |
| Exports from Japan | 5,053,061 | 5,966,672 | 6,550,173 | 6,727,091 | 3,616,168 | 4,841,460 | 4,464,413 |
Sources: JAMA News Release and OEMs' press releases
(Note) The 2011 overseas production does not include production by the four commercial vehicle manufacturers between October and December for that year (about several tens of thousands units).
(Reference) Eight OEMs' production between January and February 2012 |
| (units) |
| Japanese production | Overseas production | Global Production Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.-Feb. 2011 | Jan.-Feb. 2012 | Jan.-Feb. 2011 | Jan.-Feb. 2012 | Jan.-Feb. 2011 | Jan.-Feb. 2012 | |
| Toyota | 517,601 | 641,845 | 731,242 | 884,430 | 1,248,843 | 1,526,275 |
| Nissan | 175,283 | 207,890 | 549,988 | 631,514 | 725,271 | 839,404 |
| Honda | 139,516 | 214,393 | 436,404 | 469,282 | 575,920 | 683,675 |
| Suzuki | 157,675 | 172,985 | 330,848 | 339,266 | 488,523 | 512,251 |
| Mazda | 139,269 | 139,789 | 70,219 | 59,442 | 209,488 | 199,231 |
| Mitsubishi | 121,671 | 95,659 | 90,335 | 90,195 | 212,006 | 185,854 |
| Daihatsu | 105,156 | 137,221 | 30,788 | 37,506 | 135,944 | 174,727 |
| Subaru | 76,939 | 95,859 | 29,318 | 34,875 | 106,257 | 130,734 |
| 8 OEM total | 1,433,110 | 1,705,641 | 2,269,142 | 2,546,510 | 3,702,252 | 4,252,151 |
| Sales in Japan | Export | |||||
| Jan.-Feb. 2011 | Jan.-Feb. 2012 | Jan.-Feb. 2011 | Jan.-Feb. 2012 | |||
| Toyota | 205,945 | 296,759 | 288,490 | 318,120 | ||
| Nissan | 101,288 | 125,092 | 102,169 | 122,233 | ||
| Honda | 87,196 | 141,185 | 48,662 | 62,441 | ||
| Suzuki | 97,126 | 108,331 | 42,089 | 35,076 | ||
| Mazda | 32,627 | 36,834 | 123,543 | 113,325 | ||
| Mitsubishi | 24,193 | 26,627 | 84,153 | 65,863 | ||
| Daihatsu | 93,538 | 118,251 | 3,896 | 2,692 | ||
| Subaru | 26,428 | 31,850 | 60,386 | 63,600 | ||
| 8 OEM total | 668,341 | 884,929 | 753,388 | 783,350 | ||
Source: Preliminary reports by the OEMs' Public Relations
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